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Davise kvadrant

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Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 1199509 Last modified 15.10.2026
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
backstaff former
  • navigatsioonimõõtevahend, mida kasutati taevakeha, eelkõige Päikese või Kuu, kõrguse mõõtmiseks
  • navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the Sun or Moon
varjukvadrant former
Usage examples
  • Varjukvadrant võib kasutada nimetusena mistahes mõõtevahendi, millega mõõdetakse päikese kõrgust varju projektsiooni abil, kohta. Varjukvadrandi leiutas inglise meresõitja John Davis, kes kirjeldas seda 1594. a oma raamatus „Seaman's Secrets“.
Davise kvadrant former
backstaff former
Usage examples
  • Backstaff is the name given to any instrument that measures the altitude of the sun by the projection of a shadow. It was invented by the English navigator John Davis, who described it in his book Seaman's Secrets in 1594.
Davis quadrant former

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